Masked cyclist facing charges after Guelph store robbed

GUELPH — The robbery of a confectionary store on Grange Street has led to a Guelph man facing charges.

On Sunday at approximately 2:32 p.m., Guelph Police arrived at the store after receiving a call that it had been robbed.

Officers report a man entered the store with a large knife and wore a scarf over his face to conceal his identity. After demanding and receiving money from an employee, he took off on a bicycle.

Police spoke to witnesses and used police dogs to identify and locate the man. He was arrested at 4:38 p.m.

A 19-year-old Guelph man has been charged with robbery, wearing a disguise, two counts of uttering threats, weapons dangerous and two counts of breach of probation. He is being held in custody and will appear in bail court on Monday.